Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 284 2nd International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2018) The Research of the Leisure Agriculture Park Based on Horticultural Therapy* Yufan Ding College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China Hong Zhang Yan Feng College of Landscape Architecture College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Lei Lei Panpan Cao College of Landscape Architecture College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Xiaoyu Ming Xiaofang Yu** College of Landscape Architecture College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China Chengdu, China **Corresponding Author Abstract—As a medical method integrating treatment, in leisure agricultural gardens can combine medicine with rehabilitation and vocational training, horticultural therapy is leisure agriculture, which is a new development trend of same as other treatments like music therapy and art therapy leisure agriculture. In the construction of leisure agriculture all belonging to the category of occupational therapy. garden, horticultural therapy can relieve people’s pressure Horticultural therapy is for people who need physical and and enjoy life through various characteristics and habits of mental improvements, which is an effective way to adjust with plants, and also can treat people’s body and mind. The activity of plant cultivation and horticultural operation from leisure agriculture park studied in this paper lies between the its social, education and mental and physical aspects. Through general leisure agriculture park and the special gardening gardening, people can build up their bodies, eliminate therapy garden, which is the organic combination of the two. frustrations, improve their lives and mental health, and Generally speaking, there is no special area for gardening perceive the fruits of their labor and the joy they bring. With the development of society and the accumulation of practice, activities and gardening appreciation in the leisure horticultural therapy has been paid more and more attention. agricultural park, where the visitors are not very In developed countries, many mental hospitals, rehabilitation participatory and the population is not very targeted. institutions, intellectual disability education centers and other However, horticultural therapy is mainly used for the units are equipped with such treatment services. Even for the treatment of patients, and the target group is too small to general population’s spiritual needs, there are many botanical meet the needs of ordinary people. Based on the gardens, gardens and so on. investigation and study of the existing leisure agricultural park cases, this paper puts forward the idea of innovative Keywords—horticultural therapy; leisure agriculture park; design combining with the design method of horticultural healing garden; agritainment therapy, which is applying the theory and strategy of horticultural therapy in the planning and design of leisure I. INTRODUCTION agriculture park to achieve the purpose of promoting Horticultural therapy belonging to horticultural activities people’s healthy. As well as in the allocation of plants to make full use of the plant in horticultural therapy, so that the *Thanks for Guangdong provincial science and technology project effects of plants on human rehabilitation can be brought into (2017B090907001). play. Copyright © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). 599 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 284 II. OVERVIEW OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY According to the theory, the three stages (early, middle and A. The Definition of Horticultural Therapy late) of Alzheimer’s disease correspond to the three stages (late, middle and early) of normal growth, and the courtyard Horticultural Therapy is a new medical method, which is design should meet the needs of patients at different stages. the same as music therapy and art therapy. On the basis of summarizing various definitions, Li Shuhua defined For example, early stage patients, equivalent to the later horticultural therapy as an effective method to maintain and stage of normal growth, like independence, adventure and restore people’s physical and mental functions and improve freedom. The design can be artificially provide activity area, the quality of life through plants, the growing environment of such as stadiums, amusement parks, planting pool for plants and various activities related to plants. In simple terms, exercise, or set covered by finely pebbles, relatively steep horticultural therapy is to use horticulture to treat people who stone road as a "challenge road", satisfy their lust for need to improve their physical and mental health. The main adventure, arouse their memories of the past. way is to use plant cultivation and horticulture activities to adjust from their social, education, psychological and C. The Efficacy of Horticultural Therapy physical aspects. People in gardening activities can not only Professor Li Shuhua, a famous expert in horticultural improve their physical fitness, eliminate frustrations, and therapy research in China, has summarized its efficacies in promote mental health, but also feel the fruits of their labor, social, physical, spiritual and technical aspects. In the social thus feeling happy. The interaction between humans and aspect, it has the function of improving social ability and plants not only promotes healing, but also relaxes the body public morality. In the physical aspect, there is the effect of and gives pleasure. stimulating the senses and strengthening the motor function. In terms of spirit, it has the effect of increasing vitality, B. The Types of Horticultural Therapy elevating atmosphere, inhibiting impulsiveness, enhancing 1) Environmental treatment: Environmental treatment sense of responsibility, building self-confidence, cultivating mainly refers to that various sensory factors that can creativity, building endurance and attention, eliminating stimulate human body in the environment can act on human restless psychology and impatience, acting with planning and body to make people comfortable and thus achieve the full of confidence for the future. In terms of skills, there is therapeutic effect. It mainly includes the following sensory the effect of vocational training and social contribution. In stimulation factors. recent years, with the popularization of horticulture therapy, it has been applied in the recreational agricultural park. The a) Tactile stimulation: Different textures of plants can author believes that horticultural therapy can exert effects on give different senses, and different parts of plants can people’s physical and mental health, enhance social stimulate different senses. awareness, strengthen physical and mental health and b) Auditory stimulation: Different forms and different cultivate feelings. types of plant leaves collide in the wind and rain. This D. The Elements of Horticultural Therapy beautiful sound from plants can calm and eliminate irritability. Horticultural therapy is an activity centered on the cultivation and appreciation of plants. People establish a c) Visual stimulation: Leaves of different shapes and close relationship with plants during the process of colors bring different visual effects. participation, and feel the growth process of plants and the d) Smell stimulation: Different fragrance of plants can benefits brought by plants to the body and mind. Therefore, stimulate different smell, people stop in the garden full of the three elements that constitute horticultural therapy are: fragrance, feeling extremely relaxed and comfortable. plants, various activities related to plants and the habitat of e) Taste stimulation: Create fruits, vegetables and plants. herbs by hand and share them with others, giving the grower 1) Plant factor: Plants are alive. People feel the passage a sense of accomplishment. of time and the change of seasons in the process of 2) Playing treatment: Through the amusement facilities cultivating plants, and they have improved their confidence for tourists can let them play in the beautiful environment, after seeing the fruits of their labor. In addition, many resolve problems in the process, eliminate boredom, enhance volatile substances from plants have health functions for curiosity and confidence, this way is called play therapy. people and regulate human function. 3) Horticultural treatment: The Lack of physical 2) Activity factor: The difference between horticultural exercise leads to physical decline, which leads to mental therapy and other therapies is that horticultural therapy is a decadence, low physiological function and negative mental kind of activity centered on growing plants, which can bring state. Horticulture treatment provides people with the people pleasure from the whole process of growing plants to opportunity to practice and improve their confidence and the final harvest and use. health through a series of activities such as land clearing, 3) Environment factor: People can experience the fertilizing, sowing, management and harvesting. This is changes of season, climate and natural environment directly